Indian National Congress campaign for the 2009 Indian general election
The Indian National Congress (INC) is one of the two major political parties in India. The prominent members of the party are the president Sonia Gandhi, vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Prime minister Manmohan Singh. INC took part in the elections alongside other members of the United Progressive Alliance.The INC announced that its campaign for the election would be led by Prime minister Manmohan Singh, party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and general secretary Rahul Gandhi.[1]
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| Campaigned for | 2009 Indian general election |
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| Candidate | Dr.Manmohan Singh |
| Affiliation | Indian National Congress |
| Headquarters | 24, Akbar Road, New Delhi-110001 |
| Key people | Sonia Gandhi Rahul Gandhi |
| Slogan | Congress ka hath, Aam Aadmi ke saath Aam aadmi ke badhte kadam, Har kadam par Bharat buland |
| Chant | Jai Ho |
Seat Sharing
| Sr. No | Party | Status | Seats Contested | Seats Won | |
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| 1. | Indian National Congress | National Party | 440 | 206 |  61 |
| 2. | All India Trinamool Congress | State Party (West Bengal) | 27 | 19 | 18 |
| 3. | Nationalist Congress Party | National Party | 23 | 9 |  1 |
| 4. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | State Party (Tamil Nadu) | 22 | 18 | 2 |
| 5. | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | State Party (Jammu and Kashmir) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 6. | Indian Union Muslim League | State Party (Kerala) | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 7. | Jharkhand Mukti Morcha | State Party (Jharkhand) | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 8. | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | State Party (Tamil Nadu) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 9. | Bodoland People's Front | State Party (Assam) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 10. | Kerala Congress (M) | State Party (Kerala) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11. | Independents | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 12. | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | State Party (Maharashtra) | 2 | 0 |  |
| 13. | Republican Party of India | Unrecognised | 2 | 0 | |
| 14. | Rashtriya Janata Dal | State Party (Bihar) | 28 | 4 | 17 |
| 532 | 262 | ||||
Results
| State | Total Seats | Seats contested | Seats Won | Seat Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | 1 | 01 | 0 | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 42 | 41 | 33 | 3 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 02 | 2 | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 |
| Bihar | 40 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
| Chandigarh (UT) | 1 | 01 | 1 | |
| Chhattisgarh | 11 | 11 | 1 | |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | 1 | 01 | 0 | |
| Daman & Diu (UT) | 1 | 01 | 0 | |
| Goa | 2 | 02 | 1 | |
| Gujarat | 26 | 26 | 11 | 1 |
| Haryana | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 04 | 1 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 6 | 02 | 2 | |
| Jharkhand | 14 | 07 | 1 | 5 |
| Karnataka | 28 | 28 | 6 | 2 |
| Kerala | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
| Lakshadweep (UT) | 1 | 01 | 1 | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 | 29 | 12 | 8 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | 25 | 17 | 4 |
| Manipur | 2 | 02 | 2 | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | 01 | 1 | 1 |
| Mizoram | 1 | 01 | 1 | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | 01 | 0 | 1 |
| NCT of Delhi | 7 | 07 | 7 | 1 |
| Orissa | 21 | 21 | 6 | 4 |
| Puducherry (UT) | 1 | 01 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjab | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 |
| Rajasthan | 25 | 25 | 20 | 16 |
| Sikkim | 1 | 01 | 0 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Tripura | 2 | 02 | 0 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 80 | 80 | 21 | 12 |
| Uttarakhand | 5 | 05 | 5 | 4 |
| West Bengal | 42 | 14 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 543 | 440 | 206 | 61 |
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